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Jumping into the series with CRAZED? Forgotten what happened in books one and two? Confused about who’s who? Here’s a (spoiler-free) primer on the Blood Money series and its first family, the Faradays. The Faradays (oldest to youngest) and positions held at Faraday Industries: Casey, Director of Tactical Operations Tobias, Chief Financial Officer and General Counsel Gillian, Director of Research, … Read More

I walked out of Bel Canto at the Lyric Opera of Chicago last night. I’ve read Ann Patchett’s awesome fictional account of the 1996-1997 Lima Crisis. I’ve read it twice. I knew exactly what I was in store for with this original opera version of the 2001 award-winning novel. I knew there would be terror, and hostages, and singing, and … Read More

Imma go ahead and drop the TL;DR right here, right now: Time is your most precious commodity Work is hard, but writing is harder You are your best advocate Say “no” sometimes There. Now you can get back to your daily lives. Here’s the thing, y’all: My priorities have shifted drastically in the past year, in ways I neither anticipated nor found consistently … Read More